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Ctenitis
Also called Comb Fern
Ctenitis is a genus of ferns in the wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae), with commonly grown members often called lacefern or comb fern. Grow them in shade with humid, evenly moist conditions, as is typical for woodland ferns.
Ctenitis is a fern genus in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
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